 Omani security forces have reportedly rounded up hundreds of people suspected of planning bombings during the Muslim feast of Adha. The Saudi daily al-Hayat, which is monitored in Beirut, said Wednesday rumors have been going strong in the sultanate that a wave of arrests took place a week ago and arms and ammunition were seized from the suspects. The paper noted Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos, failed to show up at the Adha feast prayers in the province of Rustaq last week, and it quoted reports saying terrorists planned attacks in Muscat during the feast. Muslim extremists say the festival is immoral and contradicts Islamic norms.
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About 300 people, including prominent political and military figures, were arrested in the raids. The cache of weapons was found when a truck carrying them was involved in an accident.
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